#253F8D Color

#253F8D is rgb(37, 63, 141) in RGB and hsl(225, 58%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#253F8D

HEX#253F8D

RGBrgb(37, 63, 141)

HSLhsl(225, 58%, 35%)

HSVhsv(225, 74%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(39.5% 0.133 266.4)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 55%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #253F8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #253F8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#253F8D Complementary#8D7325 Analogous#25738D Analogous#3F258D Triadic#8D253F Triadic#3F8D25

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #253F8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2F50B1 #4264CD #6682D6 #8AA0E0 #AEBDEA #D3DBF3

Shades

#21387D #1C2F69 #182859 #121F44 #0E1834 #090E20

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